CENTER FOR ADOPTION SUPPORT AND EDUCATION INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

F20

Classification

1000

Street

3919 NATIONAL DR STE 200

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• NATIONAL INITIATIVES - THE NATIONAL ADOPTION COMPETENCY MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING INITIATIVE (NTI) (#90CO1144) AIMS TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF CHILD WELFARE PROFESSIONALS AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN MOVING TO OR HAVING ACHIEVED PERMANENCY THROUGH ADOPTION, KINSHIP, OR GUARDIANSHIP. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, CHILD WELFARE PROFESSIONALS AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS IN ALL STATES, TRIBES, AND TERRITORIES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO TWO STATE OF THE ART, EVIDENCE-INFORMED, STANDARDIZED WEB-BASED TRAININGS TO PROVIDE THE CASEWORK AND CLINICAL PRACTICES TO PROMOTE CHILD WELL-BEING AND FAMILY STABILITY. NTI WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2014 THROUGH A FIVE YEAR, $9 MILLION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU, ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WAS EXTENDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2022 WITH ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION/YEAR SENATE APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING TO CONTINUE THE IMPLEMENTATION NATIONALLY. THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WAS REFUNDED IN OCTOBER 2022 FOR FIVE YEARS, $10 MILLION, TO CONTINUE NATIONWIDE INFUSION AND IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS AND INCREASE UTILIZATION BY MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS ALONG WITH UPDATING THE CURRICULUM AND CONTINUING THE EVALUATION. SINCE 2019, 35 STATE CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES ARE EITHER HOSTING OR ACTIVELY PROMOTING NTI WITH THEIR STAFF AND ANOTHER 23 LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL CHILD WELFARE OR MENTAL HEALTH PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE INTEGRATED NTI INTO PRACTICE. IN 2025, AN ADDITIONAL 2,806 PROFESSIONALS ENROLLED IN NTI WITH MORE THAN 31,033 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLING IN NTI SINCE 2017. C.A.S.E. WAS AWARDED A NEW FIVE YEAR INITIATIVE FOR $20 MILLION IN SEPTEMBER 2023, TO CREATE THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADOPTION COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THIS INITIATIVE WAS FUNDED THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (#90CO1145) WITH THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU, ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADOPTION COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AIMS TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO EXPERIENCED CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN CHILD WELFARE AND MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THE ADOPTION COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES NEED. C.A.S.E. IS COLLABORATING WORK WITH NATIONAL LEADERS AS WELL AS PARENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE TO PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES TO SUPPORT CROSS-SYSTEM COLLABORATION BETWEEN CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS AND MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. C.A.S.E. WILL OFFER SERVICES RANGING FROM ARTICLES, WEBINARS, AND PEER LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO HANDS-ON, TAILORED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO DELIVER NEW AND ENHANCED SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO STATES, TRIBES, TERRITORIES, AND PROFESSIONALS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. C.A.S.E. HAS ENGAGED FIVE NATIONAL PARTNERS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO HELP LEAD THIS INITIATIVE. CURRENTLY, C.A.S.E. IS PROVIDING INTENSIVE TA TO FIVE NATIONAL SITES AND ONE TRIBAL NATION. C.A.S.E. IS A PARTNER WITH SPAULDING FOR CHILDREN, THE LEAD AGENCY, ON A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO CREATE A NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENHANCED POST-ADOPTION SUPPORT. THIS INITIATIVE WAS FUNDED THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU, ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN OCTOBER 2023. THE POST-ADOPTION CENTER WILL SERVE AS A HUB FOR POST-ADOPTION EXPERTISE AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT STATES, TRIBAL NATIONS, AND TERRITORIES AROUND THE COUNTRY AS THEY DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT RESPONSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE POST-ADOPTION SERVICES.

  Expenses $7,211,011

• COUNSELING - AS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT CENTER FOR ADOPTIVE, KINSHIP, AND FOSTER YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES, EACH YEAR C.A.S.E. PROVIDES ADOPTION COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO OVER 1,300 FOSTER, KINSHIP, AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES AND ADOPTIVE YOUTH/TEENS, ADULT ADOPTEE'S AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN MARYLAND, NORTHERN VIRGINIA, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. C.A.S.E. ADDRESSES COMMON DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES FREQUENTLY SHARED BY FOSTER/KINSHIP YOUTH, ADOPTEE'S, AND THEIR FAMILIES. POST-ADOPTION CARE INVOLVES EARLY INTERVENTION MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CAN THRIVE. C.A.S.E. STAFF ARE A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM TRAINED IN C.A.S.E.'S ACCREDITED EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING FOR ADOPTION COMPETENCY (TAC) TRAINING BRINGING TOGETHER EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL WORK, FAMILY THERAPY, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, EXPRESSIVE THERAPY, AND EDUCATION TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION. C.A.S.E. COMBINES BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATION TO PROVIDE PREMIERE COUNSELING SERVICES TO ADVANCE PERMANENCY FOR CHILDREN AND THE HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF FAMILIES. WENDY'S WONDERFUL KIDS, THE DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION HAS AWARDED C.A.S.E. A GRANT TO IMPLEMENT THE WENDY'S WONDERFUL KIDS EVIDENCE-BASED PROACTIVE, CHILD-FOCUSED RECRUITMENT MODEL IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND TARGETED EXCLUSIVELY ON MOVING THE LONGEST-WAITING CHILDREN FROM FOSTER CARE INTO ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. C.A.S.E. HAS CONTRACTED WITH THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO HELP CHILDREN AGED 18 AND YOUNGER WHO HAVE BEEN ADOPTED FROM FOSTER CARE TO GROW IN PERMANENT, STABLE, AND LOVING FAMILIES. THIS STATE-WIDE PROGRAM PROVIDES ADOPTIVE FAMILIES WITH ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED POST-ADOPTION MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, CLINICAL RESOURCES, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, AND RELATED SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF ADOPTION. THROUGH THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, C.A.S.E. HAS SERVED 87 FAMILIES AND 294 INDIVIDUALS IN 2025. C.A.S.E. IS LEADING THE NORTHERN POST ADOPTION CASE CONSORTIUM INITIATIVE, PARTNERING WITH CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA AND ENCIRCLE THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO OFFER POST-ADOPTION CASE MANAGEMENT AND CLINICAL SERVICES TO HELP ADOPTIVE FAMILIES IN VIRGINIA ACCESS APPROPRIATE SERVICES AND RESOURCES THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED LINKAGE AND REFERRAL, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. IN 2025, 127 FAMILIES HAVE BEEN SERVED.

  Expenses $3,380,077 · Revenue $342,959

• TRAINING FOR ADOPTION COMPETENCY (TAC) - TAC IS A NATIONAL EVIDENCE-INFORMED, ACCREDITED, RIGOROUSLY EVALUATED, MANUALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM, DEVELOPED AND OWNED BY C.A.S.E. TO PROVIDE LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WITH THE CLINICAL SKILLS THEY NEED TO PROVIDE QUALITY CLINICAL SERVICES TO ADOPTED PERSONS, BIRTH FAMILIES, PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS, AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES AND KINSHIP FAMILIES. TAC CURRICULUM IS BASED ON 18 CLINICAL COMPETENCIES VETTED NATIONALLY WITH A NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD OF EXPERTS WITH LIVED AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE. THESE COMPETENCIES ALSO PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFINITION OF AN ADOPTION COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. IN 2025, TAC RECEIVED RE-ACCREDITATION BY THE INSTITUTE FOR CREDENTIALING EXCELLENCE. TAC REMAINS THE ONLY ASSESSMENT-BASED ADOPTION COMPETENCY PROGRAM. TAC TRAINING HAS BEEN REPLICATED WITH 225 COHORTS, TRAINING 3,083 PROFESSIONALS. IN 2025, 19 COHORTS OF TAC WERE PROVIDED BY C.A.S.E. AND ITS 19 PARTNER AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES FOR A TOTAL OF 233 STUDENTS ENROLLED. REFER TO WWW.ADOPTIONSUPPORT.ORG FOR SPECIFIC LOCALITIES.

  Expenses $696,002 · Revenue $429,718

• EDUCATION RESOURCES AND TRAININGS - C.A.S.E.'S TRAINING PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL FORUMS INTEGRATE THEORY, RESEARCH, AND BEST AND INNOVATIVE PRACTICES DESIGNED BY OUR EXPERTS AS WELL AS NATIONAL EXPERTS AND THOSE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE IN PRE- AND POST-ADOPTION SUPPORT TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL FOSTER, KINSHIP, AND ADOPTION COMMUNITIES. IN 2025, 6,396 REGISTRANTS SIGNED UP FOR 10 STRENGTHENING YOUR FAMILY WEBINARS AND THREE ADDITIONAL WEBINARS. 273 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN 12 CUSTOMIZED TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, AND PRESENTATIONS PROVIDED BY C.A.S.E. STAFF TO PARENTS OR PROFESSIONALS VIA CONTRACTING AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 87 INDIVIDUALS IN THE ASSOCIATION OF TAC PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED IN FOUR TRAININGS. ONE WISE UP! TRAIN THE TRAINER WORKSHOP WAS OFFERED WITH THREE NEW ORGANIZATIONS BECOMING LICENSED WISE UP! SITES FOR A TOTAL OF 17 LICENSED SITES. C.A.S.E. ALSO OFFERED FIVE SUPPORT GROUP SERIES FOR PARENTS AND ADULT ADOPTEES WITH 353 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING. C.A.S.E. DELIVERED 390 IN-DEMAND EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS. SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TRAINING - IN 2024, C.A.S.E. ADAPTED THE NTI TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO ASSURE SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, THERAPISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS AND ADMINISTRATORS, WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES OF STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCES OF ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE, AND KINSHIP CARE IN PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CHARTER K-12 GRADES. MANY OF THESE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL/PEER CHALLENGES DUE TO THEIR EARLY ADVERSE EXPERIENCES COMBINED WITH INTERRUPTIONS IN LEARNING RESULTING FROM MULTIPLE MOVES AND PLACEMENT CHANGES. THIS TRAINING WAS LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2023. IMPLEMENTATION IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES ARE FUNDED BY PRIVATE FUNDING. IN 2025, 1,029 SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ENROLLED IN THE TRAINING WITH 2,029 ENROLLING SINCE THE TRAINING LAUNCHED. ADDITIONALLY, IMPLEMENTATION SPECIALISTS PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND WORKED WITH SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION TO PROMOTE INTEGRATION OF THE TRAINING. ACADEMY FOR ELEVATING CLINICAL PRACTICE IN PERMANENCY (THE ACADEMY) - THE ACADEMY WAS CREATED IN 2021, THEN KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION AND TEACHING CLINIC (DTC), TO ADDRESS THE COMBINED NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND NATIONAL WORKFORCE SHORTAGE BY PREPARING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE THE ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE, AND KINSHIP CAREGIVING COMMUNITY MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. AT THE ACADEMY, THERAPISTS OF ALL LEVELS GROW AND DEEPEN IN ADOPTION SPECIALTY PRACTICE THROUGH A RANGE OF SUPPORTS. THESE INCLUDE: - NEWLY CREATED ADVANCED COURSEWORK PROPRIETARY TO THE ACADEMY - PARTICIPATION IN YEAR-LONG LEARNING COHORTS WITH THEIR PEERS AND ADVANCED CONSULTANTS - ACCESS TO C.A.S.E.'S LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH TWO UNIQUELY CREATED INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO COLLECTIONS, PROPRIETARY TO THE ACADEMY - OPTIONAL TRAINING IN THE SIMULATION LABORATORY AUDIENCES OF THE ACADEMY INCLUDE INTERNS, MID-LEVEL/POST MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS, AND ADVANCED CLINICIANS. THE ACADEMY PILOTED WITH THE INTERN AUDIENCE AT C.A.S.E. FROM 2022-25, THROUGH A COLLABORATION FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 2023-25, AND WITH TWO OF THE THREE COURSES FOR ADVANCED CLINICIANS THAT WERE PILOTED IN 2024, RAN AGAIN IN 2025, AND A NEW COURSE WAS ADDED ALONG WITH TWO 20 SESSION LEARNING COHORTS: ONE FOR MID-LEVEL AND ONE FOR ADVANCED CLINICIANS, RESPECTIVELY. DEMONSTRABLE OUTCOMES ON VARIOUS MEASURES ARE SHOWING PROMISING RESULTS INCLUDING PRE AND POST DATA. OFFERINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY TO INTERN AND ADVANCE AUDIENCES IN 2026.

  Expenses $676,979

• PUBLICATIONS - C.A.S.E. PUBLICATIONS EDUCATE FAMILIES, PROFESSIONALS, AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS TO SUPPORT THE FOSTER, KINSHIP, AND ADOPTION COMMUNITIES. C.A.S.E. STAFF MEMBERS CONTINUE TO AUTHOR BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND FACT SHEETS TO FURTHER EDUCATE PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS. C.A.S.E. PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, BENEATH THE MASK: UNDERSTANDING ADOPTED TEENS, BENEATH THE MASK: FOR TEEN ADOPTEES, THE WHOLE ME, W.I.S.E. UP! POWERBOOK FOR ADOPTEES AND FOSTER CARE, AND 52 WAYS TO TALK ABOUT ADOPTION.

  Expenses $19,457 · Revenue $346,195

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $13,883,133

  Expenses

  $13,865,735

  Contributions

  $12,624,787

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2024

  Revenue

  $11,773,671

  Expenses

  $11,783,855

  Contributions

  $10,729,683

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $8,857,534

  Expenses

  $8,869,905

  Contributions

  $7,707,154

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $5,802,947

  Expenses

  $6,736,621

  Contributions

  $4,639,702

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $6,834,495

  Expenses

  $6,126,473

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,864,534

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,363,946

  Expenses

  $6,286,898

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,154,118

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,305,177

  Expenses

  $7,220,426

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,104,218

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,687,862

  Expenses

  $6,362,509

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,861,053

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,460,754

  Expenses

  $5,008,203

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,390,713

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,402,285

  Expenses

  $4,362,722

  Assets (EOY)

  $873,998

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,372,819

  Expenses

  $3,366,605

  Assets (EOY)

  $736,406

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION

  $259,200

  2024 · WENDY'S WONDERFUL KIDS AND GENERAL GRANTS

• DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION

  $225,000

  2022 · GENERAL GRANT & WENDY'S WONDERFUL KIDS GRANTS

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $183,150

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $171,070

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS

• DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION

  $150,000

  2023 · WENDY'S WONDERFUL KIDS GRANTS

• DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION

  $75,000

  2023 · GENERAL GRANT

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $31,000

  2022 · HEALTH

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $29,350

  2023 · HEALTH

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND INCORPORATED

  $29,233

  2023 · MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR ADOPTIVE, FOSTER, AND KINSHIP CARE FAMILIES IN FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND.

• AMERICAN LEGION CHILD WELFARE FOUNDATION INC

  $25,866

  2023 · Produce and distribute a children's book that empowers foster care children, caregivers and professionals ways to respond to questions about foster care.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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